Oregon Historical Society,
public
alette
Volume 43, Number 19.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Aug. 5, 1926.
Subscription $2.00 a Year
CITY WATER SUPPLY
FACING DIRE CRISIS
Shortage of Flow From
Mountains Necessitates
Use of City Pump.
IRRIGATORS WARNED
Users Asked to Comply -Strictly With
Rules In Order to Retain
Privilege.
That an exigency exists In the city
water supply has been brought to the
attention of the Heppner public this
week by Mayor E. G. Noble. Water
at the head gates in the mountains is
at a low level, he said, and it has been
necessary to use the city pump to
keep water in the reservoir for irri
gating purposes. There need be no
alarm at present as to the supply
available for domestic purposes, he
pointed out, but unless stricter ad
herence is kept to the irrigating rules
it may become necessary to deny the
use of water for irrigating entirely.
The exceptionally dry season this
year combined with a light fall of
snow in the mountains last winter has
caused a short flow of water in Willow
creek, from which water is taken for
the city supply at the edge of the tim
ber 12 miles southeast of Heppner.
The city is under contract with farm
ers along Williow creek to let as much
water over the dam as is taken out at
the head gate, which means that only
half of the water available above the
headgate can be used by the city. To
create a reserve a dam was placed on
Ditch creek, but this was recently
tampered with, causing a considerable
loss from this source. Kelly spring,
a large spring near the headgate, was
recently piped to the creek to aug
ment the farmer supply, and this
makes up in good part water taken
out of the creek at present, though
aside from this there is practically
no water going over the dam. Many
of the springs heretofore relied upon
have dried up, farmers up the creek
stating that many springs along the
creek have gone dry this year for the
first time in their knowledge.
This condition has brough about a
very critical situation, according to
Mayor Noble. In order that city lawns
and gardens might be saved as far as
possible the city pump has been put
to use in attempting to keep the res
ervoir full, but this has been impossi
ble lately, the mayor believes, because
of the misuse of irrigating privileges.
When it is understood that thij reser
voir contains all the water in reserve
for fire protection, ha believes the
people of the city will be more careful
of its conservation. Anyway, it has
become necessary for the city to strin
gently enforce the ordinance relative
tc regulation of irrigation privileges,
copies of which were distributed about
the city this week. For the informa
tion of those not familiar with them
the rules governing the use of water
for irrigating purposes, taken frcm
the City of Heppner Water Ruies and
hf gultions, are given here;
Section 9. Permits for sidewalk
sprinklers, private hydrants, irriga
tion, hose connections, closets or bath
tubs, will be granted only to parties
paying for the use of the water on
their premises for other purposes to
which it may be applied.
Section 10. Sidewalk sprinkling
must be confined within the limits of
' the front premises for which payment
has been made, and not extend to the
adjoining street.
Section 12. The use of water for
irrigation is prohibited, except be
tween the First and Second Whistle.
The first whistle blows at 6 o'clock A.
M., and at 5 o'clock P. M.
Section 25. In case of shortage of
water and whistle does not blow, those
found irrigating will be subject to the
same penalty as for irrigating out of
hours; no person should use said wa
ter without nozzle or sprinkler at
tached to hose; those on the high ser
vice will be given special hours for
irrigation.
Section 26. In case of fire shut off
all water for irrigation.
Section 27. On failure to comply
with the Rules and Regulations es
tablished as a condition to the use of
water, or to pay the water rents in the
time and manner hereafter provided,
the water may be shut off until pay
ment is made of the amount due, with
fifty cents in addition for the expense
of turning it off and on,
SIGNS SEEN ON BACK OF FORDS.
"'Nash' Can."
"Oil bv Mvself."
"Sick Cylinders."
"Puddle Jumper." .
"The Stuttering Stutz."
"Four Wheels, all Tired."
"Pierce Arrow, with a quivver."
"100 A Meri Can."
"99 Static."
"Rolls-OatB."
"Danger! 20,000 Jolts."
"Vertical Four."
"Struggle Buggy"
"Baby Lincoln."
"The Uncovered Wagon."
"Little Bo-Creep."
"Why Girls Walk Home."
"Dis Squeals."
"Mah-Junk."
"Pray as you Enter."
But the one with rea kick to it
reads:
"Don't laugh, big boy,
Mine's all paid for."
STRAYED From my place near
lone the fore part of July, 1 bay mare
with roached mane, brand FP on right
shoulder; saddle marks and collar
marks; weight 1250. Phone or write
T. E. Pterson, lone. 17-U
Arlington Shut Out
By Locals Sunday
Manager Barr's proteges had their
picture taken Sunday that was just
before tangling with Arlington and
of course after that they had to win.
The picture, on display this week, is
a good one and so was the game. It
was one of those shut-out affairs in
which the locals took the big end of
the 3-0 score.
An unexpected surprise to the spec
tators was the debut of Wick Parrish
locally in the role of moundsman for
Arlington, especially so when two vet
eran heavers were Included in their
line-up, namely Fred Roberts and
Toots Montague. Wick showed some
hot Btuff for awhale but when Hepp
ner got to finding him too hard in the
fifth, Roberts was sent in to end the
fray. Heppner got a couple of mark
ers in this frame via. Keough and
Finch.. Her other one came in the
first inning when Bristow, on base
by a single, scored on Van Marter's
double bagger.
Keough, throwing 'em across for
the locals, had Arlington bat swing
ers at his mercy, allowing only 3 hits
and setting down three aspirants on
strikeouts. Heppner never had very
good luck with the stick either, glean
ing but 3 hits though a passed batter
on one occasion accounted for a score.
One error on each side was marked up
by Scorer McGinnis. Mercer and
Nickersnn did the umpiring.
One new face appeared among the
local crew. Dallas Ward of Lexing
ton, erstwhile star athletic performer
at Oregon Agricultural College, was
in the center field. Arlington lined
up as follows: Battery, Parrish and
Douglas; Matthews ss, Werner Rict
mann 2b, Roberts If, Cleo Drake rf,
tvheelhouse lb, Montague cf, Hus
ted 3b.'
Arlington is coming back again next
Sunday. Manager Barr has arranged
a game with the fast Montavilla nine
from Multnomah county to be plaved
here August 22. "Barbed Wire Billy,"
show man, who scheduled the game,
says Mo.itavilla has a faster bunch
than Tom Turner.
Former Resident Here
Dies at McMinnviile
News reaches here of the death on
Sunday, July 25th, at the McMinnviile
hospital of Mrs. Jennie Biddle, wife
of Marion Biddle, at the age of 54
years. Burial took place at Lafayette,
Oregon, on the 27th, where the fam
ily has resided for a number of years.
Vhey were formerly residents of Mor
row county.
Mrs. Biddle was active in church
hnd club work in her home city, and
was always ready to do her share. She
leaves to mourn her departure her
husband and eight children: Otis P.
Biddle of Heppner; Clarence N. Bid
dle, Mikalo; Lila Holmes, Junction
City; Opal Moe, Modesto, Calif.; Zo
la Brockman, Corvallis; Viola Robert
son, Orrie and Zelma Biddle, Lafay
ette, besides other relatives and a
host fo friends.
Dates Set For Next
North Morrow Fair
County Agent Morse informs this
paper that the dates for the coming
North Morrow County fair have been
set for September 3 and 4. The fair
will be held at Boardman as it was
last year, and it is expected that
much improvement over the last sea
son's showing will be made.
The fair is managed by the follow
ing citizens of the north end reclama
tion districts of Boardman and Irri
gon, who are its officers and direc
tors: Mrs. C. E. Wicklandcr, pres
ident; C. H. Dillabough, secretary;
Lee Mead, treasurer; E. K. Mulkey,
all of Boardman, and Mr. and Mrs.
W. T. Wright and Mr. and Mrs. Bert
Knight of Irrigon.
BUNGALOW NEARS COMPLETION.
The new home of Mr. and Mrs. Eph
Eakelson on the property recently
purchased from Mrs. Elsie Stevenson
will be completed this week. The work
has been in charge of Shelly Baldwin
end the house on the premises has
been worked over into a modern bun
galow, up-to-date in every respect.
Mr. and Mrs. Eskelson are well pleas
ed with the results obtained by Mr.
Baldwin and are delighted with the
new home which contains a number
of unique built-in features and is
quite attractive as to both interior
and exterior. Heppner needs more
homes of this class and wf congrat
ulate Mr. and Mrs. Eskelson on their
accomplishment.
Virginia Swindig, little daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Swindig, suffered
severe head cuts and bruises Wednes
day when she fell over a 12-foot bank,
striking on her head and arm. Her
head received a bad cut and the scalp
was torn lose around the wound. It
took several stitches at the hands of
Dr. McMurdo to close the wound.
The little child of Mr. and Mrs. Mil
ler Huston of this city is seriously
ill, suffering from infection of the
bowels. Dr. McMurdo reports that
the child's recovery will be slow, but
it shows improvement.
LOST Stevens "Little Scout" sin
gle shot rifle. Reward for return to
this office. 18-19.
Experienced girl wants housework,
cuntry preferred. Inquire this office.
Fresh cow for sale W. 'I. Cleve
land, phone 811, Heppner.
J. A. Patterson, druggist, Is spend
ing this week In Portland on business.
FIRST "HOLE IN ONE"
ON HEPPNER COURSE
"Hole in one!" Whether or not
there is a heaven in the hereafter,
it is true none could bring a greater
state of elation to a golfer than this
accomplishment. So, of course, Ed
Bennett has been walking on air
after his feat last evening in the
course of swatting the elusive gut
ta percha pellet around Heppner's
nine hole pasture. But his tale
varies somewhat from that of the
usual hole-is-one'r.
Ed along with Jim McArthur was
having a little social game at the
Scotchman's pastime, when they ap
proached the fifth green, or some
where thereabouts. It was then
that Ed "did his stuph." .
The first premonition Ed had that
something was going to happen was
when he saw the rear quarters of a
badger jiggling about, evidencing
that the business part of his anat
omy was engaged in some very en
grossing kind of toil. Closer in
spection revealed that Mr. Badger
was attempting to oust a swarm of
bumble bees from a hole in the
ground.
Mr. Badger turned around with
bared teeth on scenting Ed, resent
ing the interruption. Golfer that
Ed is, he calmly (at least Mac said
he was calm) extracted his midiron
from his assortment of bats and
whacked Mr. Badger just behind the
skull, using the weapon with the
iron pointed downward much as a
gardener swings a hoe. Mr. Badger
rolled over cold.
And that is what Ed calls a real
"hole in one."
Heppner Boy Selling
Real Estate In Texas
Mrs. G. C. Aiken is in receipt of
word this week from her son, Cyrus
W. Aiken, who is at present located at
Amarillo, Texas, and engaged in the
selling of real estate with J. W.
Crudgington, owner and developer of
suburban property.
According to Mr. Aiken real estate
in that Texas city is moving very rap
idly and he has been a busy man since
1' eating there but a short time ago.
Just at the present time Amarillo,
situated about the middle of the Texas
panhandle, is enjoying a boom that
places it to the front as one of the
fastest growing cities of the South,
and its building program continues
at such a rate as to make it rank
fourteenth in the South for the year,
second for the month of June and first
in Texas for the month of June, and
he city is attracting nation-wide at
tention from its building activities,
so the reports have it. The city is
located in one of the big Texas oil
regions as well as being in a fine ag
ricultural center. Mr. Aiken reports
that he is doing well, financially, and
stands to make a fair sized fortune
out of the handling of Texas real es
tate. He thinks, however, that he
will return to Florida and spend the
v inter, as he understands the climatio
conditions are not any too good in
Northern Texas during that season of
the year.
Master Maishal Fell, son of Mr. and
Mrs. M. R. Fell, stepped on two nails
Wednesday, running them into his
foot. The injuries were very painful
as the wound caused was deep. Dr.
McMurdo administered an anesthetic
snd dressed the injuries and Marshal
is getting along O. K.
Born On Wednesday, Aug. 4th, to
Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Rasmussen at
Morrow General hospital, an S-lb.
daughter.
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MRS. JAKE DEXTER
VICTIM OF FATAL
ACCIDENT SUNDAY
Local Woman is Crushed Under
Truck and Dies at Hospital
In The Dalles Yesterday.
Mrs. Jake Dexter of this place was
the victim of an accident on the Co
lumbia river highway Sunday after
noon that resulted in her death at the
hospital in The Dalles at 5 o'clock
Wednesday morning.
From Gay M. Anderson, who arrived
on the scene of the accident about an
hour after it happened, we learn that
Mrs. Dexter, who with her husband
and two children were on their way to
the Willamette valley in a truck load
ed with their household goods, fell
from the seat of the truck to the
highway, and the rear wheel of the
vehicle passed over her. Her thigh
was crushed and pelvis broken, and
she was otherwise crushed and in
jured. The accident happened near Quin
ton station about 12 miles beyond
Arlington. The Dexters had left
Heppner Sunday morning, taking their
household effects in a Ford truck. As
they went along it had been necessary
to mend one of the front tires and
this was giving trouble. Mrs. Dexter
was frequently leaning out to see
how the tire was standing up, and it
was while doing this that she fell.
Mr. Dexter stated to Mr. Anderson
that the truck was moving along at
about 15 or IS miles, the best speed it
could make, but it was impossible for
him to stop before the rear wheel
passed over the woman.
Emergency relief was rendered Mrs.
Dexter by a doctor who was passing,
and many travelers offered what as
sistance they could. Word was sent
The Dalles by phone from Quinton for
an ambulance but this did not arrive
until some two hours or more after
the accident, which occurred about
three o'clock in the afternoon. It was
about four when Mr. and Mrs. Ander
son came along, and they romained
with the Dexters until the ambulance
arrived, Mrs. Anderson doing all she
could to make the suffering woman
comfortable.
We have not been informed as to
funeral arrangements, but it is ex
pected that the remains of Mrs. Dex
ter will be taken to the home of her
rarents, Mr. and Mrs. James Dawson,
who live at Dufur, Oregon. She was
27 years of age, and is survived by
her husband, two amallhUdren, five
Li others and five sisters.
FROG IS BUM PROPHET.
For a long while Heppner has de
pended upon Sam Notson, Bill Stew
art and Lum Gordon as weather
prophets, and they appeared quite re
liable for a number of years. How
ever, as these prophets finally re
fused to officiate and got off the job,
Joe Snyder took to training a bull
frog for the job. This frog has been
tnnderly cared for and guarded Vy
Joe, and he was beginning to think
that he would make good. Joe is
forced to change his mind, however,
as the frog has been croaking for rain
very persistently of late, and yet no
rain comes, and Mr. Frog is losing
class with Joe who feels that he will
have to take his place along with the
aforesaid ex-weather dopesters. Joe
was so sure that his frog would make
good that he wagered a small bet with
Joe Kirschner on Monday that it
would rain, because his "prophet" had
said so. Kirschner states that Sny
der has not paid the bet, however,
and he has come to the conclusion
that he does not understand the lan
guage of Mr. Frog.
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Boy Severely Injured
In Fall From Horse
Vernon Rippee, son of Mrs. Chris
Brown who resides about four miles
northwest of Heppner, was severely
injured when he fell or was thrown
from a horse he was riding on Satur
day evening. The accident happened
as the boy was riding along the road
Mr. Evans coming behind found the
boy lying in an unconscious condi
tion in the road bu twits not able to
tell just how the accident happened.
The lad was taken to his home and
physicians summoned from Heppner,
but consciousness could not be re
stored and he was brought to Mor
row General hospital In this city. Re
maining in this state until Monday
afternoon, Dr. Johnston took the boy
to Hot Lake, an x-ray examination re
pealing no bones broken but evident
injuries to the skull which caused
concussion of the brain, and it was
thought that the skull would have to
be trephined to relieve the pressure.
The boy is 14 years of age, and word
received from Hot Lake is to the ef
fect that he will recover. '
Dr. Johnston, upon his return from
Hot Lake today, reports that the boy
is still in about the same condition
a3 when they left Heppner, but it is
expected that this will change for the
better in a few days and he will re
cover. It was not thought necessary
to operate upon consultation with Dr.
Fhy of the Hot Lake sanitarium staff.
Pendleton Man Claims
Heppner Girl as Bride
The marriage of Robert Linsner of
Pendleton to Miss Florence Cason of
Heppner was an event of Wednesday,
July 28th. The young couple jour
neyed to Walla Walla where the cere
mony was performed at St. Paul's
rectory, Rev. Bertram A. Warren of
ficiating. Mr. Linsner is a brother of Mrs.
Jack Terry of this city, and at pres
ent is assisting with the running of
of the Lehman springs resort, in
v.hich he is interested. Mrs. Linsner
is a popular young woman of this
city, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Cason, and employed in the store of
Patterson & Son, druggists. After
the 15th of September, the young peo
ple will be at home at Pendleton.
Will Have Full Teaching
Force This Coming Year
The Lexington schools will have a
full teaching force this coming year.
This is the course adopted by the
board of directors of, District No. 12,
so we are informed, who have added
an assistant teacher in the grades.
The new teacher will have charge of
the music in the school and also as
sist with the grade work, helping Mrs.
Turner and Mrs. White.
This part of the teaching force was
dispensed with the past year, but the
school board have evidently thought
it was not good economy to do away
with the extra teacher so they have
returned to the former number. The
Lexington schools will start off with
a promising year before them when
the term opens in September. We
did not learn the name of this extra
teacher.
Attorney Frank A. McMenamin of
Portland was in the city over Wed
nesday, attending to business of a
legal nature. He states that it is
quite convenient coming to Heppner
now, the new train schedule helping
a lot.
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Forest Service Reports
Nearly Thousand Fires
Nine hundred and ninety-nine for
est fires have been reported by the
twenty-two national forests of Ore
gon and Washington for the present
fire season up to July 31. These fires
have burned 69,699 acres of national
forest land, 3,396 acres of private
land inside national forest boundaries
and 26,609 acres of private land out
side and adjacent to national forest
boundaries. Only 131 of the fires
burned over ten acres each; 295 were
held under ten acres and over one
quarter acre; while 673 fires were
held under one quarter of an acre
each. Estimates of the damage or
loss are not available as yet.
Over half of the fires were caused
by lightning. The forest service re
port calls attention to the fact that
lightning hazard has been unusual
ly severe this year; at the same time
it expresses appreciation of the fact
that many forest visitors have coop
erated by being more careful. The
report shows 661 lightning fires, as
against 438 man-caused.
Analyzing the man-caused fires,
however, the forest service finds that
smokers and campers are still the
prime offenders. There is a total of
134 smokers' fires and 125 campers'
fires. This is 59 per cant of the total
number of man-caused fires due to the
camper-smoker hazard. Forest oS
cers point out that there is still a
careless minority of forest visitors
who menace the welfare of tha forest,
as well as the pleasure of others, and
who must be brought to realize that
it takes only one spark to start a for
est fire.
Other man-causes listed in the for
est service report for the two states
are: railroads 65, brush burning 32;
incendiary 23; lumbering 14; miscel
laneous 45.
LOCAL K ITEMS
The ladies of the Willing Workers
of the Christian church are very
grateful to the Heppner people for
the splendid patronage given their
chicken dinner on Saturday evening.
A nice sum of money was realized
and they will be able to asssit in the
care of Miss Palmateer for the period
of one month, an obligation they had
assumed at this time when she stands
in need of substantial help.
Mrs. Leonore Traylor and son Jack
of Berkeley, Calif., were visitors in
Heppner during the past week, guests
M the home of Mrs. Lena Coleman.
Mrs. Traylor is a friend if Mrs. Cole
man and Mrs. W. O. Dix, and spent a
part of her vacation here with them.
She is a teacher in the Berkeley
schools and departed on Wednesday
for her home.
C. M. Sims and family departe-J on
Tuesday for their home at Medford.
The family spent ten days at Hepp
ner, during which time Mr. Sims was
attending to business matters at Se
attle. He returned to Heppner the
end of the week for a visit of a few
days with Dr. and Mrs. A. D. Mc
Murdo, and numerous friends in this
city.
David W i'.son and family returned
Tuesday from Ritter. Mr. Wilson mo
tored over after them Sunday and re
mained for a day or two. Mrs. Wil
son and the children had been spend
ing a couple of weeks at the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank El
der. Emery Gentry, who was operated
on at the Heppner Surgical hospital
the first of the week, is reported to
be getting along well. Mr. Gentry
makes his home in Pendleton where
he is engaged in selling automobiles
for the Stater Motor company.
Mrs. John Her arrived home Sun
day morning from Hot Lake where
she has been for the past six months
receiving treatment. Mrs. Her is
much improved from the care she re
ceived at that health resort.
Joe Devine was in town from his
Lexington farm yesterday. He was
accompanied by his father, Sam De
vine, who is on a visit here from Se
attle, and states that it is mighty
dry up in the Sound country.
Frank S. Parker is leaving this week
end for a visit with his mother at the
old home in Missouri. He expects to
be away for two or three weeks, en
joying a rest from the toils of the
ranch for a season.
Elmo Nolan who recently underwent
an operation for appendicitis is im
proving and will soon be able to re
turn to his home on Rhea creek from
the Morrow General hospital.
Delma, the small daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. A. E. Miller of Pendleton,
is home again after being a patient
at the Morrow General hospital for
several days last week.
I am offering for sale my modernly
built house with garage for sale at a
great reduction, if taken soon. Call
or address Mrs. Guy Boyer, Monu
ment, Oregon.
Mrs. Jack Ferris, who underwent
an operation at the Morrow General
hospital recently, returned to her
lu me in lone Wednesday.
Graham Young, injured while at
work on the road south of lone, re
ceived treatment at the Morrow Gen
eral hospital this week.
Postmaster Smead departed Wed
nesday for Portland to be absent a
few duys on business.
Mrs. Carl Olrich is receiving treat
ment at the Morrow General hospital
in this city
ThWeelt
By Arthur Brisbane
Blue for Bees Not Flies.
Only $230,000,000.
Plump Girls Fashionable.
What Is Death?
What is color? Why are many men,
with sight perfect otherwise, unable
to distinguish red from blue? Why
is a color-blind woman unknown?
How do you explain the extraordinary
fact that many women, absolutely
blind, can distinguish colors'by feel
ing; for instance, colors of yarns that
they handle?
Why do blind women sorting yarn
in London like blue and dislike red?
More important because it is prac
tical, why do flies dislike blue? Paint
your kitchen bright blue and you have
fewer flies.
On the other hand, if you paint bee
hives blue, the bees will be happier.
Perhaps it is because bees enjoy
themselves under the blue sky, while
flies like to be out of the sunlight and
away from the blue sky. In a blue
kitchen they may think they are out
doors under the sky. They are not
very bright.
Preferred stock of Standard Oil of
New Jersey pays 7 per cent. Money
is cheap, 7 per cent interest isn't
businesslike, and the New Jersey
Standard Oil Company plans to buy
back all its preferred stock, paying
(115 for a f 100 certificate. This $230,
000,000 operation isn't considered big
in our day. One million dollars used
to make men shiver. Now $200,000,000
is only a unit and ONE BILLION is
'he mark that really big men shoot
at. The TEILLIONAIRE ia coming.
The wise Japanese establish an an
nual "Time Day" in all cities and
towns of the Empire. "Watch Your
Time" is to be the national slogan.
Every day ought to be "Time Day"
with everyone. No spendthrift ever
let money Blip through his fingers aa
the average man lets 'his life slip
away.. ' ........
Florence Ziegfield, who continues
"glorifying the American girl," but
insists that she be "modestly dressed"
says "the plumper girl is coming in."
He predicts disappearance of the pre
vailing type that looks half starved
as a result of dieting.
That's good news for the tired bus
iness man who sits in front. Still bet
ter news for the other man who wants
the next generation to be worth while
and fears trouble when half starved
babies of half straved mothers grow
up and take hold of the nation.
Thirteen burned to death in moun
tain inn at Haines Falls, N. Y can
not be identified and will go to the
grave with religious rites of two
kinds. First, Roman Catholic rites
were celebrated. Next, Protestant
rites will be added. If there happens
to be a Buddhist, Mohammedan, or
Confucian among the thirteen, he will
have to take his chance.
Mr. Sam Wing, accomplished gun
man of the On Leon Tong, went to the
elecric chair, but first gave orders for
burial services, both Chinese and
Christian. He was never a Christian,
but told his friends that the electric
chair being unknown to Chinese gods,
they mighthave no provision for a
corpse from that source.
Christians having invented the elec
tric chair, doubtless have a God that
would know what to do with the re
mains, so the thoughtful Chinese de
cided on both religions for the burial
service.
We spend our lives watching men
and women passing through a door
labelled "Death," and we all have
theories, but nobody apart from faith,
has any knowledge of what is on the
other side of the door. By and by our
time comes, and we go, then we know,
- perhaps.
Sir Alfred Mond tells Britain's So
ciety of Chemical Industry that
science will control genius, morals
and sex, and also prolong youth.
Sex has been put beyond our con
trol. Men's vanity would call for too
many boys.
What we call "morals" is a reflec
tion of the times in which we live.
Man, always trying to seem a little
better than he really is, improves
gradually.
WANTED A PATTERN!
We know a lady who says she needs
no pattern to make her clothes by.
Well, she makes them and she has to
wear them and hence it would be all
right if it were not for the fact that
others have to look at them.
Now we also know poeple who say
they need no pattern to build their
lives by, but no very careful examin
ation is needed to reveal that the life
does not "hang right."
The matter of a pattern will be dis
cussed at the Church of Christ on
Sunday morning. In the evening
there will be an Old Testament story
with an up-to-date moral.
IMPORTANT A workers' confer
ence at the church tonight, 7:30.
MILTON W. BOWER, Minister.
FOR SALE Milch cows. Ranch,
Butter creek; postofnee, Echo. J. W.
Foley. 17-18